Book review: L'épuisement des droits de propriété intellectuelle sur un matériel biologique en droit suisse By Kevin Bercimuelle-Chamot at Sunday, December 31, 2023 Book review exhaustion of IP rights Kevin Bercimuelle-Chamot patent exhaustion plant variety protection +
A royal headache for EU trade mark courts - the Italian SUSSEX ROYAL trade mark application is revived by the EU Board of Appeal By Alessandro Cerri at Sunday, December 31, 2023 Alessandro Cerri Article 8 (1)(b) EUTMR beer likelihood of confusion Meghan Markle Prince Harry Sussex Royal trade marks +
Optis v Apple Trial E (Part I): findings on specific issues and topics By Henry P Yang at Friday, December 29, 2023 abuse of dominance ad valorem comparables essentiality FRAND hold out hold up Hollington v Hewthorn Interdigital v Lenovo lump sum Optis v Apple smallest saleable patent practising unit unwired planet +
A lion's head is a weak trade mark, says General Court By Anna Maria Stein at Friday, December 29, 2023 Article 8 (1)(b) EUTMR figurative mark Global assessment of likelihood of confusion weak trade mark +
Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week! By Chiara Gallo at Friday, December 29, 2023 Book review Chiara Gallo copyright EUIPO patents trade marks +
IPKat Book of the Year Awards 2023 - reminder! By Hayleigh Bosher at Thursday, December 28, 2023 #The IPKat Hayleigh Bosher IPKat Book Awards IPKat book of the Year 2023 +
Chanel v EasyCash: Distribution of sample cosmetics does not trigger trade mark exhaustion By Kevin Bercimuelle-Chamot at Wednesday, December 27, 2023 Chanel cosmetics exhaustion Kevin Bercimuelle-Chamot perfume sample trade mark exhaustion +
“Vaccinated, chipped, dewormed” insufficiently original to be protected by copyright By Anastasiia Kyrylenko at Wednesday, December 27, 2023 Anastasiia Kyrylenko author's own intellectual creation Germany Infopaq originality +
Recording a license agreement in the EU requires consent of the currently registered trade mark owner By Marcel Pemsel at Wednesday, December 27, 2023 assignment General Court license agreement license recordal Marcel Pemsel T-679/22 trade marks +
Chinese court deems AI-generated image has copyright – Assessing the possibly over-hasty ‘spring breeze’ case By Tian Lu at Wednesday, December 27, 2023 AIGC Artificial Intelligence Asia Correspondent China IP copyright Tian Lu +